325
325
Oct 25, 2012
10/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 325
favorite 0
quote 0
in the presidential race, a new tolup poll out today shows mitt romney's lead is shrinking. have a look. the weekend before the final debate gallup had him up seven 45% ts, 52% to 45% for president obama. today the romney lead is down to three points, 50% to 47%. %.e president took his campaign today to colorado. the race there is virtually tied. which way colorado goes may well we determined by latino voters and we asked barry petersen to atll us more about that. >> i've already voted. y> oh, you've already voted. so there you go. latieporter: the battle for the latino vote in colorado is being waged one house at a time. >> hello there! >> reporter: jesus altamirano works evening getting out the vote for a nonpartisan latino group. when you knock on the door, jesus, who are they leaning owards? o a lot of individuals have been leaning towards obama. >> reporter: latinos are now at least 13% of the colorado electorate and favor president obama 2-1. onwidewide, latinos make up about 9% of voters and are for andobama by more than 3-1. when a national politician talks about the
in the presidential race, a new tolup poll out today shows mitt romney's lead is shrinking. have a look. the weekend before the final debate gallup had him up seven 45% ts, 52% to 45% for president obama. today the romney lead is down to three points, 50% to 47%. %.e president took his campaign today to colorado. the race there is virtually tied. which way colorado goes may well we determined by latino voters and we asked barry petersen to atll us more about that. >> i've already voted....
185
185
Nov 11, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney got almost 3 million votes less than john mccain did. this election, you could come up with a lot of arguments as to why mitt romney didn't win. i thought he left it all in the playing field. i thought he did as well as he could, given the circumstances. but the truth of the matter is, we couldn't come up with enough votes to win. and if you analyze this election, you can come up with 100 reasons why mitt romney lost. i'm looking towards 2016 and how can we, the gop, continue to be competitive and how can conservatives get their message across. i'm trying to tell you, to echo what patrick said. the first thing you have to do is show up. we didn't show up in the black community. we didn't show up enough in the hispanic community. we dedicated resources too little too late. and we need a long-term plan that dedicates enough resources to become competitive, knock on the door and do the things that we need to in the community. my comments about what won or lost this election are different than the comments about what's required to win the mi
mitt romney got almost 3 million votes less than john mccain did. this election, you could come up with a lot of arguments as to why mitt romney didn't win. i thought he left it all in the playing field. i thought he did as well as he could, given the circumstances. but the truth of the matter is, we couldn't come up with enough votes to win. and if you analyze this election, you can come up with 100 reasons why mitt romney lost. i'm looking towards 2016 and how can we, the gop, continue to be...
109
109
Mar 25, 2012
03/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> i want to point out the daily tracking poll where mitt romney has hit 40%, i believe that's the highest point for him. rick santorum, 26%, newt gingrich, 14%, ron paul, 8%. how much damage has been done -- if mitt romney becomes the nominee, how much undoing does he have? >> the republican nominees have done damage. the president's poll ratings have fall an little bit as gas prices have begun to climb and i think the other factor that is in romney's favor is as the president begins to campaign and begins to get more overtly political, people see him once again as a political guy which isn't his normal strength. i think he's narrowed the gap a little bit but it's still the white house's race. >> here is the challenge for romney. i think he needs to be a better candidate than he's been. >> in some ways, they might be right, this long campaign might be helpful to him. >> in that way, maybe so. what's going to be the most critical moments, the debates. who has had all this practice debating, mitt romney wp. we will have more in a moment. >>> unless you are living under a rock you ha
. >> i want to point out the daily tracking poll where mitt romney has hit 40%, i believe that's the highest point for him. rick santorum, 26%, newt gingrich, 14%, ron paul, 8%. how much damage has been done -- if mitt romney becomes the nominee, how much undoing does he have? >> the republican nominees have done damage. the president's poll ratings have fall an little bit as gas prices have begun to climb and i think the other factor that is in romney's favor is as the president...
156
156
Apr 18, 2012
04/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
the website is conducting a poll asking for who romney should pick for vp. marco rubio got off to an early lead but he is not exactly a shoe-in based on the ground rules for romney for being president. how is this for a timing snafu. rick santorum is out of the run for president. but his campaign showed up in some iowa mailboxes this week. according to the des moines register a letter from team santorum reeds raeds in part, there is still time for conservatives if we act now to win it primary to mick sure our party doesn't nom ney a massachusetts moderate. it frightens me to think what might happen if mitt romney is the nominee. little late with that one. late hit you might say. a spokesperson for santorum says they were printed up and sent to a direct mail company before santorum bowed out of race. this man hasn't made an endorsement stins dropping out, still holding out on mitt. >>> up next, even if president obama wins reelection, will democrats seek control of the senate. we will look at the hottest senate races. can he keep the hold of 53-47 in the oous
the website is conducting a poll asking for who romney should pick for vp. marco rubio got off to an early lead but he is not exactly a shoe-in based on the ground rules for romney for being president. how is this for a timing snafu. rick santorum is out of the run for president. but his campaign showed up in some iowa mailboxes this week. according to the des moines register a letter from team santorum reeds raeds in part, there is still time for conservatives if we act now to win it primary...
109
109
Mar 24, 2012
03/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
the latest polls show him with a double digit lead over mitt romney and newt gingrich. twenty delegates up for grabs. a live report from new orleans straight ahead. >>> often it's the unscripted moment that gets a lot of attention on the campaign trail. you're about to see video of senator santorum shooting at a rifle range as part of his campaign stop. listen carefully with me to what someone in the background is saying. >> so it's not entirely clear, but you do hear a woman say, pretend it's obama. santorum was quick to slam that comment. >> not pretending anybody. shooting pistols. you know, very deplorable and terrible remark. i'm glad i didn't hear it. >> the secret service has confirmed it and is investigating that incident. >>> stories making headlines around the world now. pope benedict xvi on the second day of his first official visit to mexico. he celebrate add private mass this morning and is scheduled to meet with mexico's president tonight responding to reporters questions about the role the church has in fighting mexico's drug violence. the pope said it's
the latest polls show him with a double digit lead over mitt romney and newt gingrich. twenty delegates up for grabs. a live report from new orleans straight ahead. >>> often it's the unscripted moment that gets a lot of attention on the campaign trail. you're about to see video of senator santorum shooting at a rifle range as part of his campaign stop. listen carefully with me to what someone in the background is saying. >> so it's not entirely clear, but you do hear a woman...
149
149
Mar 25, 2012
03/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
one poll, some say it's an outlier, came out suggesting that he was down by double digits to mitt romney. so perhaps something was happening out there. i also have to point out in wisconsin, newt gingrich has some high hopes for wisconsin, too. because his wife, calista gingrich, is from wisconsin. so that's going to be a very interesting race, especially to see if rick santorum can build on the momentum we assume he's gotten coming out of louisiana. >> joe, introductions are over. joe johns on the ground in louisiana. let's listen in to rick santorum. >> i want to thank you. [ applause ] i have spent the day up here in wisconsin. i'm extremely excited to be up here, the next battleground on this race. we've had a great day. we were just down the road at lambeau field, walking the field of champions, and throwing a little football around there. we were down in cheboygan bowling with the folks in wisconsin. i don't want to brag, but i did roll three strikes in a row. [ applause ] this has been a pretty strong day on the campaign. here in wisconsin, we've been having a great time with the
one poll, some say it's an outlier, came out suggesting that he was down by double digits to mitt romney. so perhaps something was happening out there. i also have to point out in wisconsin, newt gingrich has some high hopes for wisconsin, too. because his wife, calista gingrich, is from wisconsin. so that's going to be a very interesting race, especially to see if rick santorum can build on the momentum we assume he's gotten coming out of louisiana. >> joe, introductions are over. joe...
52
52
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 52
favorite 0
quote 0
it good morning. >> good morning. >> the latest polls show president obama with a lead over mitt romney in key swing states subpoena that a sign ads are having an impact? >> no. i don't think it's the ads at all, chris. we spend a lot of time looking at ads and talking about ads and the amount of money spent on outside groups but this race has moved over the past two weeks initially starting with i think the democratic convention when the democrats were much more successful than i expected or anybody else expected. i think. in convincing a slim but very important sliver of the electorate that the president deserved four more years to try to turn the economy around. that the situation he inherited was so bad, so bleak, worse than we all thought, he's done enough to deserve a second term even though he hasn't taken the economy would where he hoped it would be. that was now followed up over the last week or so by news and comments. and so you had the attacks in libya and egypt. you had the romney response immediately a response regarded as too fast and too political, and now you've had thi
it good morning. >> good morning. >> the latest polls show president obama with a lead over mitt romney in key swing states subpoena that a sign ads are having an impact? >> no. i don't think it's the ads at all, chris. we spend a lot of time looking at ads and talking about ads and the amount of money spent on outside groups but this race has moved over the past two weeks initially starting with i think the democratic convention when the democrats were much more successful...
365
365
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 365
favorite 0
quote 0
but today's poll finds he has a far greater advantage with women now, leading governor romney among women by 25 points. ( cheers and applause ) the president's support among ohio women has surged six point just in the past month. one reason can be found in their answers to this poll question: about which candidate cares about their needs and problems. 65% of ohio women said president obama. 33% said governor romney. tonda young, the glenford, ohio, described herself as an independent in the poll but she's been swayed by democratic ads painting romney as a ruthless businessman. >> they've said on tv, anyway, that he's put all these poor people out of business, taken all these jobs away from the united states. >> reporter: mr. obama has also narrowed the gap among a group of voters that he has struggled to win over in the past-- whites without a college degree. in august, mr. obama trade romney by 13 points with this group. now he trails by just three points. part of that has to do with his consistent emphasis on the 2009 auto bailout, which democrats claim saved 45,000 jobs in this manufac
but today's poll finds he has a far greater advantage with women now, leading governor romney among women by 25 points. ( cheers and applause ) the president's support among ohio women has surged six point just in the past month. one reason can be found in their answers to this poll question: about which candidate cares about their needs and problems. 65% of ohio women said president obama. 33% said governor romney. tonda young, the glenford, ohio, described herself as an independent in the...
498
498
Oct 13, 2012
10/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 498
favorite 0
quote 0
governor romney is seeing some great improvement, things are going well for him in state polls and florida and colorado but not so much in virginia. tightening in ohio but not as much as colorado and florida. so, individual states are starting to align with candidates a little bit more and we'll have to see how that plays out. . >> given that movement how critical is this debate for the president? >> it's pretty critical. he needs to fix, you know, those democrats may have been given a shot in the arm by joe biden but they are looking to the president now, and he also has to talk to those uncommitted voters who are starting to, some of them are thinking mitt romney is looking pretty attractive after that first debate. the president needs to really kind of be on his game in this second one. >> thanks, john. >>> in pakistan police have arrested several people in connection with if brazen shooting of a 4-year-old girl who criticized the taliban. the girl was attacked and wounded on tuesday in the swat valley, a taliban stronghold. she said girls have a right to education. the taliban accused
governor romney is seeing some great improvement, things are going well for him in state polls and florida and colorado but not so much in virginia. tightening in ohio but not as much as colorado and florida. so, individual states are starting to align with candidates a little bit more and we'll have to see how that plays out. . >> given that movement how critical is this debate for the president? >> it's pretty critical. he needs to fix, you know, those democrats may have been...
139
139
Aug 23, 2012
08/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
new poll shows romney is getting an early bump in some critical states. rkers are putting the finishing touches on the convention floor before republicans arrive in tampa. florida is a key battleground state in the race for the white house and mitt romney is gaining ground in the sunshine state. the latest quinnipiac university, cbs, new york times poll shows romney has moved into a virtual tie with president obama in florida and wisconsin. president obama maintains a healthy margin in ohio. romney has made up ground in two of the three states surveyed since the first poll three weeks ago. in florida, a big lead among senior citizens has helped romney cut the president's lead in half since the august 1st poll. he gained four points in wisconsin but had no change in ohio. paul ryan appears to be the reason wisconsin is now back in play. a third much voters say ryan's place on the ticket makes them more likely to support mitt romney. >> since naming congressman ryan as his vp candidate, romney has spent a lot of time focusing on medicare, ryan's signature i
new poll shows romney is getting an early bump in some critical states. rkers are putting the finishing touches on the convention floor before republicans arrive in tampa. florida is a key battleground state in the race for the white house and mitt romney is gaining ground in the sunshine state. the latest quinnipiac university, cbs, new york times poll shows romney has moved into a virtual tie with president obama in florida and wisconsin. president obama maintains a healthy margin in ohio....
284
284
Nov 5, 2012
11/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 284
favorite 0
quote 0
(cheers and applause) >> reporter: with national polls showing the race tied up, romney also is drawing crowds in the tens of thousands. in wisconsin running mate paul ryan campaigned with green bay packers fans as he in his home state another battleground. romney also follows ryan in a last minute push through pennsylvania, the state leans democratic but polls show the race has tightened and the romney campaign decided to give it a shot. now more than 20,000 people waited hours in this cold to hear romney speak. and if he could win pennsylvania it would give him a lot more flexibility. but this state is tough for republicans. the last republican presidential candidate to win here was george wh bush in 1988. january crawford, cbs news, yardly, pennsylvania. >> jeff: it takes 270 electoral votes to capture the white house. and our political director john dickerson has been mapping out possible ways to win for both campaigns. john, good evening. what does it look like tonight? >> reporter: well, good evening, jeff. of that magical 270, if you look at the states that are very likely or pre
(cheers and applause) >> reporter: with national polls showing the race tied up, romney also is drawing crowds in the tens of thousands. in wisconsin running mate paul ryan campaigned with green bay packers fans as he in his home state another battleground. romney also follows ryan in a last minute push through pennsylvania, the state leans democratic but polls show the race has tightened and the romney campaign decided to give it a shot. now more than 20,000 people waited hours in this...
200
200
Jan 22, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
march toward the nomination. >> how much of a blow is this to mitt romney? it was assumed we be the leader according to the polls. >> i think he had hoped something different but the game changer happened in the last 48 hours. and it wasn't about newt gingrich's wife and it wasn't about santorum being given the iowa caucus vote in the end and it was about rick perry's departure. and when rick perry departed this campaign in south carolina and evangelical christians had a smaller pool of candidates to choose from if they didn't like mitt romney and it narrowed down to rick santorum and newt gingrich. and i think given gingrich's performances in the debates the other night, trying to put the other issue, for for give the expression to bed, and the evangelicals rationalized their choice for him because they didn't want to vote for mitt romney. gingrich is a player now. >> they all move down to florida now. does that change the game again? is florida obviously -- florida obviously stands alone. a different dynamic than south carolina, and new hampshire and iowa.
march toward the nomination. >> how much of a blow is this to mitt romney? it was assumed we be the leader according to the polls. >> i think he had hoped something different but the game changer happened in the last 48 hours. and it wasn't about newt gingrich's wife and it wasn't about santorum being given the iowa caucus vote in the end and it was about rick perry's departure. and when rick perry departed this campaign in south carolina and evangelical christians had a smaller...
129
129
Jan 31, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
florida republican voters head to the polls. and what a difference a few days makes. >> this time last week, newt gingrich appeared poised to run away with the sunshine state's primary. but as danielle nottingham shows us, mitt romney has surged ahead as the front runner. >> oh beautiful for spacious guys. >> mitt romney saying to supporters at a rally in florida monday night. one of several last stops before tuesday's republican primary. >> a turnout like this, i'm beginning to feel we might win tomorrow. >> latest polls give romney a double digit lead over gingrich. a university poll even suggests that lead is as wide as 20 points. >> i know the speaker isn't real happy. speaker gingrich. he isn't feeling very excited these days. >> this is the most important election i think in our lifetime. >> gingrich campaigned all across the state with a hope of conservative friends, including former candidate, herman cain, and michael reagan, son of the former president. gingrich says he has the best chance at defeating president obama.
florida republican voters head to the polls. and what a difference a few days makes. >> this time last week, newt gingrich appeared poised to run away with the sunshine state's primary. but as danielle nottingham shows us, mitt romney has surged ahead as the front runner. >> oh beautiful for spacious guys. >> mitt romney saying to supporters at a rally in florida monday night. one of several last stops before tuesday's republican primary. >> a turnout like this, i'm...
212
212
Apr 21, 2012
04/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
although romney-m has a bit of an edge. in our poll, folks look at both candidates the same, although when you ask them who will do -- who will hurt your economic situation more, president obama comes out on the losing end of that. so, the sum here is that mitt romney has a bit of an edge on the economy question. >> when you look at this, what are the handful of states key to this election? >> well, there are four or five states really very important. ohio and florida, nevada and colorado. and then there are -- and then you expand out from that, virginia and north carolina are potentially important. it really depends on the kind of route each candidates want to take. pennsylvania is very important. new mexico. and that's pretty much the group there. but there are really four or five that will be important. >> i can pin you down to name one in particular that you'll be watching most closely? >> well, you know, we always have to want to watch florida. it's a big prize. there's so much history there of it being so tight and so
although romney-m has a bit of an edge. in our poll, folks look at both candidates the same, although when you ask them who will do -- who will hurt your economic situation more, president obama comes out on the losing end of that. so, the sum here is that mitt romney has a bit of an edge on the economy question. >> when you look at this, what are the handful of states key to this election? >> well, there are four or five states really very important. ohio and florida, nevada and...
170
170
Oct 4, 2012
10/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 1
if it was a boxing match it would have been called. >> reporter: an instant cbs news poll chose romney the overwhelming winner. 46% of the people we surveyed said romney won the debate. but moderator and pbs anchor jim lehrer might not feel the same way. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop this subsidy to pbs. i'm going to stop other things. i like pbs. i love big bird. i actually like you, too. but i'm not going to keep on spending money for things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> reporter: they will square off again october 16. bigad shaban, cbs news, denver. >> even people in california say romney won the debate last night. an exclusive poll of adults here in the golden state show 48% think governor romney won compared to 34% for president obama. 18% felt there was no clear-cut winner. >>> we would like to get a discussion going this morning. who do you think won round one of the presidential debates and why? comment on facebook, twitter or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. >>> we know the candidates in debates sometimes put spins on the facts to benefit their arguments. h
if it was a boxing match it would have been called. >> reporter: an instant cbs news poll chose romney the overwhelming winner. 46% of the people we surveyed said romney won the debate. but moderator and pbs anchor jim lehrer might not feel the same way. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop this subsidy to pbs. i'm going to stop other things. i like pbs. i love big bird. i actually like you, too. but i'm not going to keep on spending money for things to borrow money from china to...
173
173
Jan 30, 2012
01/12
by
WJZ
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
this poll released saturday night showed romney with a double digit lead. gingrich, says no matter what he'll fight to the convention. susan mcginnis who is somehow freezing in tampa, florida has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: it is cold here. good morning terrell. looking at the polls, it appears romney will clobber gingrich in florida. he's outspending him knife five to one in advertising. that has him slamming for carpet bagging his record. mitt romney is trying to pump up florida voters ahead of tuesday's critical primary. >> get out and vote tuesday. >> a rally in pompano beach last night, he kept up attacks on newt gingrich. >> his record was one of failed leadership. we don't need someone who can speak well perhaps or say the things we agree with but does not have the experience of being an effective leader. >> romney leads the gop pac in florida but gingrich insists the race is actually closer than polls show. the former house speaker greeted voters sunday and said he's willing to keep up his fight well past tuesday. >> the clearer we are ab
this poll released saturday night showed romney with a double digit lead. gingrich, says no matter what he'll fight to the convention. susan mcginnis who is somehow freezing in tampa, florida has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: it is cold here. good morning terrell. looking at the polls, it appears romney will clobber gingrich in florida. he's outspending him knife five to one in advertising. that has him slamming for carpet bagging his record. mitt romney is trying to pump up...
192
192
Jan 10, 2012
01/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 192
favorite 0
quote 0
a top romney advisor said the polls show the recent attacks ba backfired. today, romney said he was taking the long view. >> this is a big statement here in new hampshire, as you see, exciting people behind me talking about winning this one and hopefully that kind of spirit carries on to south carolina next. >> reporter: now, romney said he is ready for the attacks from his republican rivals and from president obama but privately the romney campaign was furious about what they saw as last-minute cheep shots on election eve. so while they're feeling co confident, scott, they're also hoping voters sent a strong signal that they didn't like that. >> p >> pelley: and gingrich was furious about romney's negative ads in iowa, thanks, jan. as voting continues, have a look at the last preprimary poll done yesterday by the respected suffolk university political research center in boston, it had romney way ahead at 37% followed by ron paul. an and this is different. jon huntsman in third place with 16%. that's a big number for him. he's ahead of rick santorum and new
a top romney advisor said the polls show the recent attacks ba backfired. today, romney said he was taking the long view. >> this is a big statement here in new hampshire, as you see, exciting people behind me talking about winning this one and hopefully that kind of spirit carries on to south carolina next. >> reporter: now, romney said he is ready for the attacks from his republican rivals and from president obama but privately the romney campaign was furious about what they saw...
137
137
Jan 30, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 137
favorite 0
quote 0
the latest poll shows romney has regained a double digit lead. >> in south carolina, the crowds were good but we can sense it wasn't going our way and here we have a sense it is going our way. >> reporter: the former house speak ser not conceding anything. >> i think it is closing here in florida. i think the next 24 hours is going to make a big difference. >> reporter: gingrich came to florida last week, with the momentum, but after two debates, and millions of dollars in negative ads, he quickly lost his spot at the top of the polls. but gingrich keeps insisting he is the only candidate mo who can beat president obama. >> let me be clear. every time we nominate a moderate, we lose. >> reporter: gingrich has suggested he could beat romney if fellow conservative rick santorum dropped out but after spending time with his sick daughter over the weekend, the former pennsylvania senator is expected back on the campaign trail today. danielle nottingham, cbs news, tampa, florida. >>> after president obama, he is planning another fundraising trip to the bay area, february 16, attending a di
the latest poll shows romney has regained a double digit lead. >> in south carolina, the crowds were good but we can sense it wasn't going our way and here we have a sense it is going our way. >> reporter: the former house speak ser not conceding anything. >> i think it is closing here in florida. i think the next 24 hours is going to make a big difference. >> reporter: gingrich came to florida last week, with the momentum, but after two debates, and millions of dollars...
434
434
Jan 30, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 434
favorite 0
quote 0
the latest polls have romney widening his lead with 42%, while gingrich has dropped to 27%. danielle nottingham reports the two candidates are continuing the attacks on each other's record. >> reporter: mitt romney is out shaking hands in naples, florida, as he tries to extend his lead heading into tuesday's primary. >> we'll win this for sure. >> reporter: the latest polls show he's holding on to a double-digit advantage over newt gingrich. but the former speaker of the house says romney is not conservative enough to win the republican nomination. >> this party's not going to nominate somebody who is a pro abortion, pro gun control, pro tax increase liberal. >> reporter: romney says gingrich is making excuses. >> freddie mac was not doing the right thing for the american people. >> reporter: that mortgage firm played a major role in the collapse of the housing market, and the florida economy took a major hit. unemployment is higher than the national average here in florida, and there were more than 24,000 foreclosures in the state last month. only california had more. 62-ye
the latest polls have romney widening his lead with 42%, while gingrich has dropped to 27%. danielle nottingham reports the two candidates are continuing the attacks on each other's record. >> reporter: mitt romney is out shaking hands in naples, florida, as he tries to extend his lead heading into tuesday's primary. >> we'll win this for sure. >> reporter: the latest polls show he's holding on to a double-digit advantage over newt gingrich. but the former speaker of the house...
380
380
Jan 11, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 380
favorite 0
quote 0
snot our exit polling data shows 39% of conservatives broke for romney. what does that tell the campaign tonight? >> well, that tells the campaign that new hampshire conservatives like mitt romney. he's had an issue with conservatives nationally and certainly in some of those key red states but when a new hampshire conservative tells you he's a conservative that means something entirely different than what a south carolina conservative thinks or a florida conservative so it is good news, yes, that he got those conservative votes but it may not tell the campaign a lot about what conservatives in south carolina think. >> pelley: jan, thank you very much. jan crawford at the romney victory rally tonight. jon huntsman who spent most of the campaign at the bottom of the polls did a lot of campaigning here in new hampshire. he had a late surge. we sat down with the former governor of utah today and talked about his former status as a single-digit candidate. >> i would call ourselves the margin of error candidate from the very beginning. and i'm the underdog. th
snot our exit polling data shows 39% of conservatives broke for romney. what does that tell the campaign tonight? >> well, that tells the campaign that new hampshire conservatives like mitt romney. he's had an issue with conservatives nationally and certainly in some of those key red states but when a new hampshire conservative tells you he's a conservative that means something entirely different than what a south carolina conservative thinks or a florida conservative so it is good news,...
439
439
Dec 1, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 439
favorite 0
quote 0
romney poll is off by over 9. ouch. in colorado within romney poll had romney up 2.5 points. obama won by 5.4. romney poll off by almost 8. again, ouch. in iowa, a tie. romney won by almost 6 points. in minnesota, romney poll showed romney up by 4. he won by 7.7. in wisconsin, showing obama up by 4. he won by 6.8. in pennsylvania the romney poll showed obama up three points. he won by 5.4. so these are big swings. this isn't a little bit off. so the question becomes, why were the romney numbers so very off? the reporter who got the polling data posed that question to romney polster neil newhouse. he said, quote, i'm not sure what answer is, newhouse said. his future client may want to know that. he said his polls were more accurate than most of the other swing states. though there was a knowledge of the electorate. he said the colorado latino vote was challenging as it was in florida. the romney campaign also stemmed in part from the voter intensity. their polls asked voters how interested they were in the election on a scale of 1-10. voters who scored 8, 9 or 10 romney led i
romney poll is off by over 9. ouch. in colorado within romney poll had romney up 2.5 points. obama won by 5.4. romney poll off by almost 8. again, ouch. in iowa, a tie. romney won by almost 6 points. in minnesota, romney poll showed romney up by 4. he won by 7.7. in wisconsin, showing obama up by 4. he won by 6.8. in pennsylvania the romney poll showed obama up three points. he won by 5.4. so these are big swings. this isn't a little bit off. so the question becomes, why were the romney numbers...
216
216
Nov 6, 2012
11/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 216
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama and mitt romney make final arguments before millions of americans head to the polls. >> on november 6th, we come together for a better future, and november 7th, we get to work. >> are you fired up? >> the first votes are in. while millions have cast early ballots, the first polls open up overnight. while the effects of superstorm sandy disrupt the vote in many areas, millions remain in the dark and cold without power as a new storm bears down on the northeast. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. i'm glad to be with you. i'm terrell brown. at least 120 million americans are expected to vote today in an election driven by record spending and even now, the outcome is up in the air. looking at the last gallup daily tracking poll of likely voters, president obama and mitt romney are separated by just one percentage point, a virtual tie. we have two reports this morning. randall pinkston is covering the romney campaign in boston. we begin with bigad shaban. >> reporter: president obama is spending election day in chicago. he cast his ballot there during ea
president obama and mitt romney make final arguments before millions of americans head to the polls. >> on november 6th, we come together for a better future, and november 7th, we get to work. >> are you fired up? >> the first votes are in. while millions have cast early ballots, the first polls open up overnight. while the effects of superstorm sandy disrupt the vote in many areas, millions remain in the dark and cold without power as a new storm bears down on the northeast....
146
146
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
if you look at the polling this week romney's unfavorables among independents is going up. head to head in abc/"washington post." you have trouble along the base. showing hesitation about him. not exactly on the right track and delivering the message to the country. >> as talk show host, i love this. i mean, this just keeps it alive and keeps it interesting. it's so much fun. >> talking about it, okay. can you say that on tape for us and do an endorsement later on the show. appreciate that. >> obviously, bad, bad news for romney. he can't close the deal. he's the deal guy. that's his whole pitch, right? and for santorum, it is huge. he's not won more -- think of it, he's won more states. >> four. >> than mitt romney has, right? and he was the third down the list. and of t. other thing is, i'm glad you brought up gingrich. this is really bad news for gingrich because all that time he's been saying santorum has got to get out. i'm the onliy alternative. i'm the only alternative. totally absurd. now clearly santorum is the alternative and newt looks silly. >> we're going to le
if you look at the polling this week romney's unfavorables among independents is going up. head to head in abc/"washington post." you have trouble along the base. showing hesitation about him. not exactly on the right track and delivering the message to the country. >> as talk show host, i love this. i mean, this just keeps it alive and keeps it interesting. it's so much fun. >> talking about it, okay. can you say that on tape for us and do an endorsement later on the...
660
660
Jan 2, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 660
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney rings in the new year with a lead in the last poll before tuesday's crucial iowa caucuses. jan coughed, dean reynolds are on the trail. los angeles remains on edge as fires burn for another night. tony guida tells us the f.b.i. reports a record number of background checks for people seeking to buy firearms. and lee cowan says movie theaters may not have done well this year. home theaters a different story. >> this captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> good evening. i'm jeff glor. just two days now until the first votes are cast in campaign 2012. there is still plenty of room to move. a new poll says 41% of caucusgoers in iowa have not made up their minds. the "des moines register" puts mitt romney at 24%, ron paul 22% and rick santorum continuing his late surge is third at 15%. our chief political correspondent jan crawford is in coin -- council bluffs, iowa, with the romney campaign. jan? >> good evening, jeff. half of iowa republicans in this poll said they consider mitt romney the most electable, and listen to this, 78% of them say they would be
mitt romney rings in the new year with a lead in the last poll before tuesday's crucial iowa caucuses. jan coughed, dean reynolds are on the trail. los angeles remains on edge as fires burn for another night. tony guida tells us the f.b.i. reports a record number of background checks for people seeking to buy firearms. and lee cowan says movie theaters may not have done well this year. home theaters a different story. >> this captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening...
274
274
Oct 20, 2012
10/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 274
favorite 0
quote 0
a rasmussen reports poll of 11 swing states has governor romney up 49% to 47%. president obama losing his six-point octoberr4th lead in the process. the favobility rating showing a candidate governor romney who is now likable to a majority of american voters. the w research center showing governor romney's farable ting at 50% to the present's 49. a stunning turn around fr march when the president's ratias nearly twice that of governor romney's. brand new fox pon the important battleground state o florida has romney outpacing the president 55% to 51% in e favooables. the gallup favorability poll has th republan nominee on top as well. mr. romney beating the president 52-51%. incredibly, e left-leaning public policy institute giving governor romney the biggest lead in likability. the gogovernor up three percente points on the president ithat, in that polwhich is co-sponsored by the service employees international union. talk about objectivity. and the real ear politics electoral college projection now has governor romney ahead the president for the first time in t
a rasmussen reports poll of 11 swing states has governor romney up 49% to 47%. president obama losing his six-point octoberr4th lead in the process. the favobility rating showing a candidate governor romney who is now likable to a majority of american voters. the w research center showing governor romney's farable ting at 50% to the present's 49. a stunning turn around fr march when the president's ratias nearly twice that of governor romney's. brand new fox pon the important battleground state...
516
516
Oct 21, 2012
10/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 516
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: the romney campaign has taken the lead in several national polls. polls also show romney's support growing in swing state. >> pennsylvania you're going to help us elect mitt romney the next president of the united states, aren't you? >> reporter: pennsylvania was leaning to the president, but romney is gaining ground. today, vice presidential nominee paul ryan made one of his first stops in the state, a campaign source saying they're considering spending money on television ads. later in the battleground state of ohio, ryan kept his remarks focused on big themes. his attacks centered on the president's policies. >> this is not just about jobs. it's not just about debt or the economy. it is about the meaning of america. >> reporter: but now with just less than three weeks to go, the biggest game changer of them all could be what happens right here behind me on this stage monday night, the third and final debate on foreign policy. and it's widely expected to be another monumental clash between the candidates. rebecca. >> jarvis: jan crawford, thank yo
. >> reporter: the romney campaign has taken the lead in several national polls. polls also show romney's support growing in swing state. >> pennsylvania you're going to help us elect mitt romney the next president of the united states, aren't you? >> reporter: pennsylvania was leaning to the president, but romney is gaining ground. today, vice presidential nominee paul ryan made one of his first stops in the state, a campaign source saying they're considering spending money...
402
402
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 402
favorite 0
quote 0
as the polls in the presidential race tighten mitt romney says if elected he would not pursue any abortion related legislation. >> inside the attack. lawmakers press for answers about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, cbs news goes inside the compound where the assault took place. >>> man versus mountain. an extreme bike stunt goes bad. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 10, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. this morning the race for the white house veered from a focus on the economy to an emotionally charged debate on social issues. in an interview yesterday with "the des moines register" mitt romney said he would not pursue abortion related legislation if elected president. >> there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> after the interview romney campaign said governor romney is pro life and would support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life. romney has repeatedly said the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade. the ruling that l
as the polls in the presidential race tighten mitt romney says if elected he would not pursue any abortion related legislation. >> inside the attack. lawmakers press for answers about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, cbs news goes inside the compound where the assault took place. >>> man versus mountain. an extreme bike stunt goes bad. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 10, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm...
365
365
Mar 21, 2012
03/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 365
favorite 0
quote 1
>> earlier this month polls had romney with a slight lead. he expanded it in the past week with an aggressive campaign. >> how are you this morning? >> reporter: he and the outside groups supporting him poured more than $3 million into television ads, most of them targeting rick santorum. >> santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending. >> reporter: they outspent santorum and his supporters 18-1. romney campaigned across the state, shaking hands in rockford and today in chicago talking in an online chat about the rigors of campaign life. >> i had to wash my shirt out in the sink and then i thought how am i going to get this thing dried fast enough? >> reporter: he even went straight at president obama in his backyard-- the university of chicago. >> for the last three years the president has expanded government instead of empowering the american people. >> reporter: now, romney was on his game here in illinois, he sounded confident on the campaign trail, he hit the president and santorum as he went all out, scott, to win a big share of
>> earlier this month polls had romney with a slight lead. he expanded it in the past week with an aggressive campaign. >> how are you this morning? >> reporter: he and the outside groups supporting him poured more than $3 million into television ads, most of them targeting rick santorum. >> santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending. >> reporter: they outspent santorum and his supporters 18-1. romney campaigned across the state, shaking hands in rockford...
232
232
Jan 31, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 232
favorite 0
quote 0
the latest "miami herald" poll shows a widening gender gap. romney has a 19% lead among women. women supporting the house speaker says his conservative positions trumps his marital record. >> most people have skeletons in their closet. i don't necessarily believe everything i hear about the open marriage. >> reporter: as he slips further in the polls, gingrich is painting romney as a liberal and a liar. >> you cannot get to be president if you don't have the courage to tell the truth to the american people. >> reporter: former gop presidential candidate herman cain says he will help gingrich go all the way. >> there are a lot of undecided voters across this country and over the next several months, you and i are going to help those undecided voters decide on newt gingrich! >> reporter: the campaign insists no matter what happens on tuesday, gingrich is staying in the race. president obama is heading to the bay area in a few weeks. february 16th he will attend a fundraising dinner at a private home in san francisco. 50 people will pay nearly $36,000 to have dinner with the presi
the latest "miami herald" poll shows a widening gender gap. romney has a 19% lead among women. women supporting the house speaker says his conservative positions trumps his marital record. >> most people have skeletons in their closet. i don't necessarily believe everything i hear about the open marriage. >> reporter: as he slips further in the polls, gingrich is painting romney as a liberal and a liar. >> you cannot get to be president if you don't have the courage...
216
216
Feb 20, 2012
02/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 216
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney is in a bit of trouble, trailing rick santorum in national polls and in polls in his home state of michigan. but don't count him out just yet. one reason, in a word, money. new figures just out from the federal election commission showed that a superpac supporting romney is raising and spending millions. we asked wyatt andrews to tell us how all that money is changing the race. >> florida, you're the best! >> reporter: superpacss and the candidates' campaigns are not supposed to coordinate, but last month, the superpac supporting mitt romney spent big when he needed it big. >> gingrich even teamed up with nancy pelosi and al gore on global warming! >> reporter: and what romney needed in january were attacks on newt gingrich. the superpac called "restore our future" spent $14 million on romney's behalf in january, most of that to buy anti-gingrich t.v. ads in florida. >> newt was fined $300,000 for ethics violations. >> reporter: the spending in florida is significant because according to most estimates the superpac outspend the campaign on television advertising. that help
mitt romney is in a bit of trouble, trailing rick santorum in national polls and in polls in his home state of michigan. but don't count him out just yet. one reason, in a word, money. new figures just out from the federal election commission showed that a superpac supporting romney is raising and spending millions. we asked wyatt andrews to tell us how all that money is changing the race. >> florida, you're the best! >> reporter: superpacss and the candidates' campaigns are not...
408
408
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 408
favorite 0
quote 0
today's national gallup poll of likely voters shows governor romney with a slender lead of one point over the president. of course, that's within the lly a tie.error so it's essentially a tie. tonight's debate is at centre college in danville, kentucky. nancy cordes and jan crawford danville. first we'll go to nancy, covering the vice president's campaign. nancy. >> reporter: scott the vice president arrived here in kentucky today after several days of intense preparation in his home state of delaware and several people there with him veld us the president's weak performance in his own debate didn't so much change the ndrategy as raise the stakes and they say the vice president is very well aware he needs to have a better night than the president did. tu recall when the president was preparing for his own debate, he called it a drag. clear thacampaign is making it very clear that the vice president enjoyed his preparation, enjoys debating. they even released the vice nedsident and what we learned one of six full-scale 90 minute hey'reebates. and, scott, here's why they're t isful. th
today's national gallup poll of likely voters shows governor romney with a slender lead of one point over the president. of course, that's within the lly a tie.error so it's essentially a tie. tonight's debate is at centre college in danville, kentucky. nancy cordes and jan crawford danville. first we'll go to nancy, covering the vice president's campaign. nancy. >> reporter: scott the vice president arrived here in kentucky today after several days of intense preparation in his home...
354
354
Jan 31, 2012
01/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 354
favorite 0
quote 0
preelection polls suggest it may be a big night for mitt romney. as you already know, florida's important. it's the biggest state to vote yet. a state that has suffered terribly since the great recession. and it's the most diverse state to vote so far. in the previous three contests, at least 98% of republican voters were white. here in florida about 15% are hispanic. we've been talking to voters as they left the polls today and 45% told us what they were looking for most in a candidate is the ability to defeat president obama. 62% said the issue that matters most to them is the economy. our team of campaign 2012 correspondents is covering. first, we'll go to jan crawford with the romney campaign. jan? >> reporter: scott, romney sveum out swinging in florida. he said today he thought it made a difference and he is not going to let up as this campaign heads west. >> but if we're successful here it will be pretty clear that when attacked you have to respond and you can't let charges go unanswered. >> reporter: going forward, romney will have the cale
preelection polls suggest it may be a big night for mitt romney. as you already know, florida's important. it's the biggest state to vote yet. a state that has suffered terribly since the great recession. and it's the most diverse state to vote so far. in the previous three contests, at least 98% of republican voters were white. here in florida about 15% are hispanic. we've been talking to voters as they left the polls today and 45% told us what they were looking for most in a candidate is the...
243
243
Mar 20, 2012
03/12
by
WJZ
tv
eye 243
favorite 0
quote 1
. >> reporter: the latest poll shows romney with a 14-point lead over santorum heading into illinois's primary, and romney is showing confidence in a win. >> together we're going to get this job done, i'm going to get the nomination, we're going to defeat barack obama and take back this great country. >> reporter: romney has an advantage before the polls even open. santorum didn't file the necessary paperwork in four districts, making him ineligible for ten of the 54 delegates at stake today. that could help mitt romney extend his lead. so after illinois it moves to louisiana where rick santorum is expected to do well and then, betty, it moves up here to d.c. on april 3rd. also maryland and wisconsin. >> a lot on tap. thank you, susan. >>> mitt romney was trying to focus on the economy as he campaigned yesterday, but at bradley university he faced questions about his opposition to planned parenthood and mandatory birth control coverage. one woman told romney she's looking for free birth control. >> if you're looking for free stuff you don't have to pay for, vote for the other guy. that
. >> reporter: the latest poll shows romney with a 14-point lead over santorum heading into illinois's primary, and romney is showing confidence in a win. >> together we're going to get this job done, i'm going to get the nomination, we're going to defeat barack obama and take back this great country. >> reporter: romney has an advantage before the polls even open. santorum didn't file the necessary paperwork in four districts, making him ineligible for ten of the 54 delegates...
163
163
Jan 30, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
the most recent polls show romney with a double-digit lead over gingrich, but the former house speaker says romney is not conservative enough to win the republican nomination. >> this party is not going to nominate somebody who is a pro abortion, pro gun control, pro tax. >> your problem is you worked at freddie mac at a time when freddie mac was not doing the right thing for people. >> that mortgage firm played a major role in the collapse of the housing market. there were more than 24,000 foreclosures in florida, making that state second only to california. also, unemployment there is higher than the national average. >>> several stand-ins today for republican presidential candidate rick santorum. he skipped the campaign event in florida this morning to be with his sick daughter. in his place, another daughter and members of the duggar familile held a rally. >>> and a fourth republican candidate, ron paul has not actively campaigned in florida. >>> well, 10 people were killed in dozens of crashes in florida early this morning. several others were hurt. while we can only see the carna
the most recent polls show romney with a double-digit lead over gingrich, but the former house speaker says romney is not conservative enough to win the republican nomination. >> this party is not going to nominate somebody who is a pro abortion, pro gun control, pro tax. >> your problem is you worked at freddie mac at a time when freddie mac was not doing the right thing for people. >> that mortgage firm played a major role in the collapse of the housing market. there were...